Children and adults alike can escape to this time long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away through their action figures.
The Star Wars figures cannot be fully understood on their own–they are intrinsically bound up with the film, its plot, and its underlying themes. For instance, the fact that a ball of plastic, launched from the sleeve of a “Force Action Mace Windu(TM)” action figure, can knock over a battalion of battle droid figurines weighing three grams each, would mean nothing without an understanding of the Force.
These figures offer escape from our own world, build imagination, and instill character and ideals that are still applicable to our society today. But the most important thing anyone can learn from Star Wars is this:
Children and adults alike can escape to this time long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away through their action figures.
The Star Wars figures cannot be fully understood on their own–they are intrinsically bound up with the film, its plot, and its underlying themes. For instance, the fact that a ball of plastic, launched from the sleeve of a “Force Action Mace Windu(TM)” action figure, can knock over a battalion of battle droid figurines weighing three grams each, would mean nothing without an understanding of the Force.
These figures offer escape from our own world, build imagination, and instill character and ideals that are still applicable to our society today. But the most important thing anyone can learn from Star Wars is this:
Yoda
Is
The MAN.